Compared to the overall scoring chart, which heavily relies on career length and the impact of injuries, the average score per game better reflects a player's true scoring level. Like Rudy Gay, he ranks 9th on the total points list of active players, mainly due to his 17 seasons of playing and not being affected by major injuries in his career. But his average score per game is only 15.8 points, ranking 45th. Although his scoring ability is not weak, he is far from reaching the level of the top 10 in the league.

Let's take a look at the top 10 players with an average score per game. (Data as of 2023-23 season)

10th place: Kerry Irving (23.4 points)

Irving entered the NBA in 2011 and averaged 18.5 points per game in his rookie season. He has not been lower than this average in every season since then. Currently, he has played 671 games in his career and averaged 23.4 points per game, ranking 10th on the current player average score chart. The highest score in a career single game is 60 points.

9th place: German Booker (23.9 points)

Booker entered the NBA in 2015 and averaged 13.8 points per game in his rookie season. He averaged over 22 points per game in the following seven seasons, and in the most recent 2023-23 season, he reached 27.8 points, reaching a career high of 70 points per game. Booker is only 26 years old, and there is still a long history of scoring waiting for him to write. We hope he stays healthy and contributes more scoring feasts to the fans.

8th place: Anthony Davis (24.0 points)

Thick Eyebrow Brother entered the NBA in 2012 and averaged 13.5 points per game in his rookie season. He has been above 20 points per season since then. Currently, he has played 660 games in his career and averaged 24.0 points per game, ranking 8th on the current player average score chart. The highest career single game score is 59 points.

7th place: Donovan Mitchell (24.6 points)

Mitchell entered the NBA in 2017 and has averaged over 20 points per game for six seasons. Currently, he has played 413 games in his career, averaging 24.6 points per game, ranking 7th on the current player average scoring chart. The highest career single game score is 71 points.

6th place: Stephen Curry (24.6 points)

As a 14-year-old veteran, it is rare to maintain an average score per game at this high level. Curry currently plays 882 games in his career, averaging 24.6 points per game, ranking 6th on the current player average scoring chart. He has a career high of 62 points per game and has won the season's top scoring title twice.

5th place: James Harden (24.7 points)

Like Curry, Harden is about to enter his 15th season and currently plays 1000 games in his career, averaging 24.7 points per game, ranking fifth on the current player scoring chart. He has a career high of 61 points per game and has been crowned the scoring king for three consecutive years from 2018 to 2023. Harden's scoring momentum has significantly declined in recent seasons, with more emphasis on connecting teams.

4th place: Damian Lillard (25.2 points)

Lillard has played 769 games in his career, averaging 25.2 points per game, ranking fourth on the current player scoring chart, with a career high of 71 points per game. The myth of one person, one city ultimately lost to a heart vying for the championship. Lillard has already traveled to Milwaukee this summer to join forces with the Alphabet brothers and look forward to them dedicating themselves to exciting matches.

James has extended the length and thickness of his career to an unprecedented level, playing 1421 games with an average of 27.2 points per game, ranking third in active service, with a highest score of 61 points per game, and having won the scoring king once.

2nd place: Joel Enbid (27.2 points)

Emperor has played for 7 seasons, averaging over 20 points per game. Currently, he has played 394 games in his career, averaging 27.2 points per game, ranking second on the current scoring chart. He has a career high of 59 points per game, making him the scoring king of the 2023-23 season.

1st place: Kevin Durant (27.3 points)

Adu is about to enter his 16th season, but his scoring momentum has not declined at all, and he is still averaging 29.1 points per game in the 2023-23 season. At present, with an average of 27.3 points per game, he has ranked first in the current player average score chart, and has won the scoring king four times in his career, with a maximum score of 55 points per game. If nothing unexpected happens, Adu will make a big step into the 30000 point club in two seasons.